CHRISTIN LØKKE

Birget

6 November - 21 December 2025

Christin Løkke explores lost narratives and hidden traces in the Coastal Sámi cultural history. Her artistic practice is rooted in questions of environmental management, resource use, and ecological responsibility. Her works serve as powerful reminders of how history and memory can guide current discussions about resource management and care for nature.

Løkke’s art is inspired by deep ecology. It opens for an “identity” between the human self and nature, and philosopher Arne Næss refers to an idea he believes to find in Sámi culture, an identity between human beings and the nature they depend on for survival. This life philosophy led to simple life choices, closeness to nature, and a responsibility for all living beings. Through her art, she highlights Coastal Sámi culture and a modest way of life as a source of insight and reflection in today’s environmental questions. Her works are both visually powerful and philosophically grounded, inviting dialogue about identity, belonging, resource use, and the value of nature.

Christin Løkke (b. 1970, Trondheim) grew up in Tromsø, Nordreisa, and Vesterålen, and lives and works in Møre and Romsdal County and Vesterålen. She works with sculptures and installations in clay, ceramics, stone, and metal. Løkke holds a master’s degree Sea Sámi Traces (2023) from the University of South-Eastern Norway and is the artist behind the sculpture Rodd fiske, which rests in the sea in Vesterålen. One of her works, U(r)rett, is also featured in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report presented to the Norwegian Parliament in 2023.

She has participated in numerous exhibitions, including The National Art Exhibition – The Autumn Exhibition (2020), The Annual Exhibition of Norwegian Crafts (2022), The North Norwegian Art Exhibition (2020, 2022, 2023), Kraftoverføring - sidefortellinger i norsk keramikk, 1895-2025, at Center for Ceramic Art Ringebu Norway (2025), and Sápmi Triennale, which travels between Bodø, Karasjok, Kiruna, Rovaniemi, and Oulu (2024–2026). Her works are included in The City of Oslo Art Collection and The Norwegian Bank Art Collection, as well as in private collections, and she has completed several public art commissions.